New MrbMiner malware has infected thousands of MSSQL databases


A new malware gang has made a name for itself over the past few months by hacking into Microsoft SQL Servers (MSSQL) and installing a crypto-miner.

Thousands of MSSQL databases have been infected so far, according to the cybersecurity arm of Chinese tech giant Tencent.

In a report published earlier this month, Tencent Security has named this new malware gang MrbMiner, after one of the domains used by the group to host their malware.

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Source: ZDNet